Apology for Misidentification of Georgia Bullochs
The author apologizes to the Bulloch family of Georgia and Eleanor the Great for errant genealogical claims about Governor Bulloch and Rufus. He cites a letter to Ralph McGill and notes misattributions, differences in spelling, and family histories cited by Karl Schriftgiesser. The piece hints at further facts about Henry Luce and Time Life, withheld for now.
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Georgia
Eleanor the Great
Scalawag
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Eleanor
Henry Luce
Ralph McGill
Atlanta Constitution
Roosevelt
Elliott
Winthrop
Dr C E McConnell Dies After 35 Years Practice
Dr C E McConnell longtime Mangham physician died in a Monroe hospital Friday morning He practiced medicine for over 35 years and lived in Mangham A prayer service will be held Saturday at 10 30 am followed by a funeral at Mangham Methodist Church Rev Steve Carrington to officiate Interment in Gwinn Cemetery Mulhearn Funeral Home directing He was a past president of Richland Parish Medical Society and Fifth District Medical Society Surviving: two sons Dr J A McConnell Monroe and Dr C S McConnell Baton Rouge a daughter Mrs A D Booth Monroe seven grandchildren and three brothers Massey and Leo McConnell Mangham and John McConnell Rayville
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C. E. McConnell
Monroe
Mangham
Mangham Methodist Church
Steve Carrington
Gwinn
Mulhearn Funeral Home
J. 4. McConnell
C. S. McConnell
Baton Rouge
A. D. Booth
Massey McConnell
Leo McConnell
John McConnell
Rayville
Plane blast kills 12 in Arizona flight training crash
A B-50 bomber exploded in flight over the Arizona desert killing 12 air force men and injuring none seriously while two crew members parachuted to safety. Survivors were First Lt. William T. Gentry of Indiana and Capt. John H. Lee of Michigan, both hospitalized after the midair breakup near Davis-Monthan base. Witnesses noted the plane appeared to break apart as one wing burned and engines on the left side failed.
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Kokomo
Ind
John H. Lee
Gaastra
Mich
Gentry
Davis-Monthan Air Force Base
Tucson
Ariz
Phoenix
15000 Parade Against Leopold in Brussels
More than 15000 workers marched in Brussels in wrath against King Leopold today. They stoned street cars run by strikebreakers amid a 24 hour general strike. Police ban did not deter the pro labor demonstration, which disrupted traffic for nearly two hours in the city’s shopping district.
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Brussels
Belgium
Leopold
Missing Young Expectant Mother In Baton Rouge
Sheriff reports Mrs Bertie Mae Vandevender aged eighteen as missing since March 8 after leaving home with her seven month old baby. Husband Artice Vandevender says she is expecting another child and has relatives in Birmingham Alabama Marianna Florida and Pensacola Florida. She is described as five seven and about 115 pounds.
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Baton Rouge
Bryan Clemmons
Clemmons
Bertie Mae Vandevender
Artice Vandevender
Birmingham
Ala
Marianna
Fla
Pensacola
Farm support test nears in Senate dispute
Washington March 24. Rush calls went out for absentee senators to untangle a parliamentary snarl over a farm price support bill. The dispute centers on whether the senate will reconsider a 37 to 33 roll call that approved a measure affecting potatoes cotton and peanuts. Both sides predict victory but debate may continue indefinitely. Senators fly back from campaigns as Russell and Wherry claim they can rally enough absentees to uphold or defeat the conference report.
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Washington
P— Rush
Senate
Russell
D.-Ga
Peanut
Wherry
Nebraska
Military construction bill approved for 689 million
The House Armed Services Committee voted to authorize 689,058,181 dollars for military construction to strengthen air defense. The bill, amended from a Senate measure, awaits House action. Defense plans tap 390 million for military public works in fiscal 1951, with more funding hoped later.
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House Armed Services Committee
United States
Senate
House
Defense Department
Air Force
Army
Navy
Cal
Congress
Russia
Truman
Young Girl Burned In Farmhouse Explosion Near Fort Necessity
Evan Campbell a 16 year old Fort Necessity area student, suffered second and third degree burns over her body when tractor fuel exploded on fire with kerosene poured on coals. The blaze destroyed the Campbell home nine miles south of Ft Necessity. She was carried two miles on a tractor and another mile by rowboat to reach an ambulance, then taken to Winnsboro Sanitarium in extremely critical condition. Both parents escaped with scorched hands while rescuing her.
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Winnsboro
Fort Necessity
Ft. Necessity
Evan Campbell
John S. Campbell
Mulhearn
Wisner-Ft. Necessity
Evan
Campbell
Miss Campbell
Death Holds Back for Freed Woman
Minnie Lambert, 61, who spent 18 years in prison for killing her husband to marry his brother, is freed by Gov Williams and brought to a convalescent home in Flint where physicians say she has about 10 days to live. Her son Raymond and daughter pleas preceded the release as she arrives safely amid hospital staff optimism.
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Flint
Mich
Minnie Lambert
Detroit
G. Mennen Williams
McClellan Urges Deficit Spending Reduction at Rivers Meet
Senator McClellan of Arkansas argues deficit spending harms river development and public improvements. He urges a balanced budget, economy in non essential federal costs, and funding to develop natural resources, combat floods, and advance river projects boosting economic opportunity.
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Washington
McClellan
D.-Ark
National Rivers and Harbors Congress
Arkansas
Congress
Rail Walkout Feared Over Diesel Locomotive Crews
Chicago March 24. A nationwide strike involving about 80,000 railroad firemen and engine men looms again amid a dispute over adding a third crew member on diesel locomotives. The union authorized a strike if no settlement is reached, though no date was set.
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Chicago
Brotherhood of Firemen and
David B. Robertson
Rail Brotherhood
Robertson
U.S
Huks Kill 20 in Batangas Clash Near Tanauan
Philippine constabulary mortars killed at least 20 Hukbalahap fighters yesterday in Batangas province near Tanauan. The service said no constabulary casualties were reported.
Chrysler offers $30 million fund to back pensions
Detroit March 24 Chrysler Corp offered a $30,000,000 trust fund to back its promise to pay $100 a month pensions to 89,000 striking workers as the 59 day strike idled 140,000 more. The plan would fund pensions for five years, expand eligibility, and provide some joint administration but no joint fund control. The union seeks fund-based administration and the Ford plan cited as contrast lacks a back-service funding provision.
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Detroit
Chrysler Corp
CIO
United Auto Workers
Chrysler
U.A.W
Ford
California trio jailed for Rayville grocery robbery
In Rayville Louisiana district court Judge Carey Ellis sentenced O W Feazel J H Lowdermilk and E J DeVinnery all of California to 20 years each for robbing Bennie Whites home one mile south of Rayville March 11 The robbers admitted the crime after being captured in Atlanta and will be transferred to Angola guard the prison authorities said
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Carey Ellis
Here
O. W. Feazel
J. H. Lowdermilk
E. J. Devinney
California
Richland Parish
Ouachita Parish
Angola
Atlanta
Ellis
Louisiana State Penitentiary
Senators Vote to Call Him Eisenhower Testimony
Senate appropriations officials voted to request Gen Dwight D Eisenhower testify on his view that America has disarmed beyond safe levels. The closed session followed Eisenhowers Columbia University remarks and precedes detailed air force budget questions before Symington appears.
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Washington
Dwight D. Eisenhower
America
Senate Appropriations Subcommittee
Cannon
D.-Mo
House Appropriations Committee
Eisenhower
Columbia University
New York
Senate Appropriations
Air Force
Symington
Robertson
D.-Va
Truman
State Department Boils Over McCarthy Charges
The State Department and Senator McCarthy clash over charges of Communist infiltration as Ty dings reveals a single espionage suspect had only a minor, indirect link to the department. McCarthy denounces the department stance amid a Senate Foreign Relations inquiry into loyalty and espionage.
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State Department
McCarthy
Washington
Senate
Wisconsin Republican
Russia
Senate Foreign Relations
Tydings
Woman Drowns Two Of Her Children In Creek
Winston-Salem, March 24. Mrs. E. R. Debusk, estranged from her husband, drowned two of her six children and attempted to kill a third before abandoning the act. Sheriff Ernie Shore said Debusk, despondent over being discarded by a married man, would be charged with murder. She carried six month old Iva Lee and two year old Charles Franklin into a creek, laid them on the bank after water coverage, leaving Ruby Lee Debusk alive.
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Winston-Salem
N. C
E. R. Debusk
Ernie Shore
Shore
Plane Crew Battles Fire Over Philadelphia
A United Airlines twin engined cargo plane landed safely in Philadelphia after a 15 minute battle with fire aboard. Pilot Paul C. Cane and co pilot Frank Farrel contained flames near the automatic direction finder while en route from Akron to Newark with a stop in Philadelphia. The crew kept the blaze from spreading and landed without incident.
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United Airlines
Paul C. Cane
Metuchen
N. J
Lancaster
Akron
Ohio
Newark
New Jersey
Cane
Frank Farrel
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